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Published by Timber Pr, 1987
ISBN 10: 0946313520ISBN 13: 9780946313525
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Published by Cadogan, Uk, 1986
Seller: Book Express (NZ), Wellington, New Zealand
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Paperback. Condition: Good. 316 pages. plant hunters.
Published by Lucknow, Asian Publications,, 1985
Seller: Books and Beaches, Anna Bechteler, Icking, Germany
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Condition: Sehr gut. Original hardcover binding, 316 pages, 4 maps (1 folding), very good condition. Schweinfurth IV. Report from FKW`s 1913/14 expedition through the Kachin Hills to A-tun-tzu and the Do-kar La. A good read ! Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 700.
Published by 1st. Ed. Facs. Rep. Pub. Cadogan Books. 1986, 1986
Seller: C. Arden (Bookseller) ABA, Hay-on-Wye, United Kingdom
pp.316 with b/w., maps. 8vo. Minor speckling to edges of text block, o/w. a fine softback.
Publication Date: 2022
Seller: S N Books World, Delhi, India
Book Print on Demand
LeatherBound. Condition: New. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1923 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 364 Language: English Pages: 364.
Published by CADOGAN BOOKS LONDON, 1986
ISBN 10: 0946313199ISBN 13: 9780946313198
Seller: Hawkridge Books, Bakewell, United Kingdom
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VERY GOOD SOFTBACK COPY. INTRODUCTION BY GEOFFREY SMITH. ONE OF THE 'PLANT HUNTER' SERIES.
Published by Asian Publication, 1985
Seller: HALCYON BOOKS, LONDON, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Asian Publication, India reprint 1985. Pages clean and bright, binding firm, minor shelf wear to dust jacket, price clipped. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.
London [1986], Cadogan. Stiff yellow wrs., very good, 4 maps 316p., index, appendix, reprint of the 1922 edition. This expedition began in 1913, and followed the Yangtze- Mekong divide. With commentary on the region, its ethnology, social inter-relationships, religions, land use, natural produce, plant life &c. * An excellent primary source & record of his plant hunting and discoveries in this fascinating and most remote area. With appendix. * The work begins with the journey from the Kachin Hills to China; across the Chung-tien plateau; flowers & glaciers; the meadows of Do-kar-la; Ka-kar-po the Sacred Mountain; plant hunting on the sierra; by the Turquoise Lake; with the pilgrims to Do-kar-la; start for Tibet; the Yu River; on the road to the Salween; dwarfs and slaves; amongst the Lutzu; Lisu and Nung; the road to the Taron; the Monsoon Salween; back to Tra-mu-tang; through the Granite Gorge; the rise of the T'sa-wa-rong; the end of the journey. *.
Published by . Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott Company, 1923, First US edition., 1923
Seller: Horizon Books, Toronto, ON, Canada
8vo [22 x 14 cm]; 316, [iv, ads] pp, illustrations from photos, 4 maps including large folding map at end, index. original pictorial cloth, spine title lettering, tiny tear at spine end, but a fine and clean copy, covers bright and unworn pristine and fresh. One of the greatest explorers of the early part of this century and, perhaps, the most famous plant hunter of all times, Kingdon Ward travelled extensively in Burma, China and Tibet. He introduced numerous plants to western gardens including the Tibetan poppy and rhododendrons. This is a detailed description of the area with much on the geography, the people, and the plants he found, including over 200 new species. It is one of his scarcest books. Coats (The Plant Hunters): 'His most important and interesting journey.' Schweinfurth IV. Marshall 2070. Yakushi K191. A picture of this book is available on request.
Published by Seeley, Service & Co Limited, London
Seller: Mike Park Ltd, London, United Kingdom
First Edition
Half-Leather. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition. Illustrated, one geographical section, two sketch maps and a large folding map at the rear, thick octavo, pp 316, + 2 page publisher's advertisement, a few minor marks or blemishes, but overall very clean internally, the folding map at the rear has various old repairs along the folds but is still complete and sound; recently bound in brown half morocco and marbled boards, very clean. [ "His most important and interesting journey." Schweinfurth.].
Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. The very scarce first edition of Franks Kingdon-Ward's study of the people, plants and fauna surrounding the rivers of Tibet. The first edition of this very scarce work.Francis Kingdon-Ward was an English botanist, explorer and plant collector. In this work, he describes in impressive detail 'the little-known land where Asia's mightiest rivers gallop'.Illustrated with twenty-two photographic images, and with three sketch maps, and one large folding map. Collated, complete.Many of these images are devoted to depicting the people, mountains and rivers of the region.With four pages of advertisements to the rear.With the stamp 'Disposed of by the Royal Institution' to the front free pastedown, alongside the inscription of J. F. Coals. Blind stamp to the title page.A bright example of this very scarce work. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with closed tear to spine head. Front hinge strained, but firmly held. Inscription and stamp to front pastedown. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Blind stamp to title page. Very Good. book.